@myketuna said:
@Hunter5024 said:
@myketuna: @myketuna said:
@Hunter5024: @MordeaniisChaos: I agree with both of you. I agree with Mordeaniis and his beliefs since I would probably do the same thing if I had a shitload of money coming in. BUT, I don't think everyone SHOULD /HAS to do it. People like us (Mord and I) aren't really the norm, I don't think. I mean, it'd be nice, but people should be allowed to keep everything if they want to. I just know I wouldn't.
Don't get me wrong, if I actually made real money I would find a charity I believed in and support them too. However I think it's wrong to expect it of people, they are free to spend their money however they want to and there's no reason they should feel guilty about how much they support charity, if at all. Every little bit should be appreciated and respected.
I agree.
I'm not saying that everyone should be required to donate, just that when you have more money than you can spend, put it to a good cause. Charity is doing something for others, not to gain recognition. It is not an uncommon or ridiculous philosophy to believe that A) the only true and pure (not good, not noteworthy, but pure, meaning uncontaminated in the slightest by something else, such as vanity) form of charity is anonymous charity or B) that those who live well above their means have a responsibility to give back to their community.
Perhaps I should be more clear about this: I do not think less of those who do not donate, at least not necessarily. I do not believe it should be required, and I never said anyone "has" to do anything. Just that charity isn't supposed to be for the sake of your opinion of the charitable individual, and so to put them up on a pedestal for their behavior is not in the spirit of charity. Perhaps being around a lot of Marines who have served and sacrificed has rubbed off on me, because it's sort of like all of those brave service members who are awarded for valor in duty. I've never known a medal recipient to not state that they do not believe they deserved the medal because they did what any other Marine or Soldier would do, and that it is a part of their duty. This doesn't mean their actions are unimportant, nor that we should not be happy about those actions. But the truth is, most of our service members overseas would absolutely risk their lives to protect their buddies. It's the way they operate over there, and it is to be celebrated some way, but most of them don't believe that the individuals should be celebrated, rather the relationship and the reason behind it. For the Marine Corps, that would best be summed up as esprit de corps.
And to anyone acting as though I am condemning his behavior, go shove it up your ass, I'm clearly in support of what he did, but I was raised to believe that charity is not something that is to be rewarded, because it stops being real true charity at that point. It's sort of like giving the highest contributor a muffin basket. Give the muffin basket to the needy and the poor, not the guy who's already in possession of too much material gain to use himself. I am glad people like him are around in the world, and I know he donates more than just this. But being disgusted because I believe charity should be a given for those capable is a little pathetic. Especially when I know most of you are the kinds of people who would gladly give if you could, no question about it. I'm not saying what Notch did wasn't enough, and if that's what you got out of what I said, you should really go back to school with that reading comprehension. I merely stated that charity does not and in my opinion should not be celebrated at the individual level.
This is how I was raised, to believe that charity should only be performed for charity's sake. The only time you tell people you're performing charitable acts is when you're inviting them to come along and help. I don't think that you're an ass for not donating to charity every year, or that rich people should be required to donate. Just that I don't believe in celebrating them as charitable individuals. It defeats the purpose, in my opinion, and everyone else is free to act and feel as they wish. I won't tell Notch he needs to donate more. But I'm not going to throw rose pedals at his feet because he did the right thing with his money.
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